Growing up in the Caribbean, the concept of snow was totally alien to me, something you only saw on movies or Christmas cards. By the time I was born, in the late sixties, Doña Fela's stunt of bringing in a plane full of snow and dumping it on the Parque Muñoz Rivera for the kids was a distant memory. I sometimes wished I had been around for that.
In 1993, I moved to Madison, Wisconsin, and experienced first hand the White Christmas that I had been hearing about throughout my childhood. Nobody had ever mentioned to me that snow melts and refreezes, that it gets dirty, that it is so freaking cold.
I hated it with a passion.
That's the flip side of the coin that northerners never advertise, Ingrid. Having grown up in South Dakota, I can attest, that it's only beautiful at first. The first snowfall of the year is magical, snow for Christmas is essential, but most of the time - for grown ups especially - it's just a plain damned nuisance, and it's COLD!!! Would you believe I still miss it, in spite of that? But I don't miss walking or driving on the ice!
ReplyDeleteI cant STAND the snow. The roads, no one can drive, the shoveling...ugh. Yeah snow looks great in movies, and should be kept there ONLY.
ReplyDeleteI only like snow...in small doses. I only like it to last a few days and be gone.
ReplyDeleteSNOW and Cold are the worst. We are discussing moving to Florida when we can simplify other areas of our lives. Sorry you had to move from such a beautiful place.
ReplyDeleteJosie, you miss it because it's what you grew up with. I still miss Puerto Rico, despite its many woes.
ReplyDeleteMeleah, I agree. Snow is pretty for afar.
Corey, what I remember most of my winter in Wis. is that by February I was so sick and tired. If it had only snowed in Dec-Jan, maybe I would not have hated it so much.
Latte'dah, thanks for visiting and for your comment. Where in Florida would you guys move? I like that Florida is closer to Puerto Rico, so it would be cheaper for me to travel home, but with Florida a lot depends on where you want to live. For example, Miami is great to visit, but housing is expensive and it's not so great have kids because public schools are pretty bad.
I'll take hot summers over snowy winters ANYtime, mama.
ReplyDeleteI used to love snow as a child, but now that I live in a milder climate, as an adult, I don't miss it at all. I can't imagine having to get the kids all bundled up in the winter. We can hardly get out the door in the morning as it is.
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